March 23, 2007 -- When customers visit the new North Hollywood HOWS Market next month, they’ll be greeted by some of the 41 graduates who recently completed Job Training’s customer service class. The two-week course covered skills such as image enhancement, teamwork, and conflict resolution. Statistics reveal the training has resulted in greater customer satisfaction and better employee retention.

HOWS, who teamed with Job Training and local WorkSource Centers to recruit, screen, and train the candidates, put an exclamation mark on the training with a graduation attended by upper management that included managing partners Steve Strickler, Mark Oerum, and Dave Wolff, as well as new store manager Paul Hughes.

The anchor store for the new NoHo Commons Business Park, HOWS will soon be joined by businesses such as Wells Fargo Bank, California Pizza Kitchen, Daphne’s Greek Café, and T-Mobile.